The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-03-15

WHO lsll upon the DEUS SitlBl npl>FIt>>iN
in the deep TrpUSr al exhaustion. FROM
the pockets of the young soldier had
taken calrfuHy. their eontents.3 .,ll,d
now. in the RAYS, of the nsaDn.l | .eonl7
pared the boyi>h faesef tbsphotograph
with the living one. and gmickl; colt
vincesl myself that they We're ideptic7,l..
|: Edrew a heavy sigh "a | glanced frun
him lsck .to the sad-featur,ql mother.
aad wondered if The strange instinct
of maternity had pge>la,fd the carly
I death f,f this, hCJi. Son, The prophetic
look of SORROW which ] tiG,i nuiiyed in
iher face seemed To- haze given, place To-
a ropiiuped depth off Woe, aud l wiir,
about putting it down on,thr little table.
: .bpridp me, when. with. = sudden, quick
4 papvement- the la,l started up in bel,
md notwithstanding all, my. efforts.
POURED forth a.vnluPle series Qf. dis
| .klinted remarks; -. y
~. Mother, mother. mUshcr" .hccried,
/ l gould not help i'll had to 60 4 had
to, you know. You know it. don't
van. mother? had to,.lEld To had To-.
Let YOU know? d" Fold yon? Shf
w6ulttiii' have lei me "a She w"ui dnf.
YOU know, tuI1fin" 10 me. There
f,lon t,hQid me. Tl6rilcf. I mus. gnt ~ Z
tried td I9hstr;iu HIM and To quietly
force him tir iir down. 'MrFlicr. tlbniti
it5m' my countryayod taught me-
mother if ym'H Hiss -in,. Just on,,,--,
| right ht'ir' here hrrp wv here the. lire
i. II burned ever since / stole AWAY
that fright. aupllle lays Ibis. right haunt
| above the Young heart, which had ach,.l.
! perhaps. witli pall9s of Inconsistencies ~
| fierce ;ls those of the. wound which
| thrnlrSt and :tultup,S his brave Young
| spirit. ~ . ..d.-..- -. 3. .'en lid Fl.
He stopped a moment and AN en-.
preston "f physical suffering distorted
the uIuiVerin" fare. This WAS but
| tran>itnry. and was instantly super
| seeded hy - beautiful -gl"ribus light.
>'ich a. might haEe illuniine,l the fr;i-
t'tre9 of youthful martyrs. suffering for
their convictions -.......-. ....|
lit -dn"> ache. mother it's fnI
the cause, YOU know, and q man should
be able Ia bear little pain proudly
Don't mother. don't look ia sorry
your only son? Yes, but YOU should not
have taught me To sing Maryland. my
Marylandr' You did. YOU rrmcmbcr,'
And the excited tones rang forth In a
| cracked, boyish treble. which had not
yet taken on the deeper fullnc>S of man
hood. An intense twiHgr Of pain cut
short the outbur>t. and, with an invnI-
unt;li.y gasp. the golden head fell back
upon the pillow. a gray shadow took
| the place of the fcVcriSh flush. and set
tied with awful Si@niliclnrc tpnn the
now calm features. He lay thus. his
laborcd breathing the only sound audi
bic In the room. Thcwhitc moonbramS
shining on the still. grave fice invested
with a pallor and m;iip>iv which
>cenit-l the attributes Uf death itself.
Had il not Been for thtH heavy ftspir;l-
ton. l. should haze almost believed
hat the weary keinig Spiiit'@f the boy
iSh soldier 'h;i. already All wrrpd Ia al
Higher Summons. Presently. a. . II
Watched him, | SAW a sweet. tenderl
snse steal ever htS ,face. ,ik, !. soft. |
summer breeU, A,ippiing the still sur
face of a lake.I and then the blue ewes
,nicloseti quietly. gently and met nine,
with no, feNcrisb light in them, hui |
withaa peaceful glow. which Vet con-
tanned n gleam of, Ionging say that |
he was quite conscious and when he
spoke did not attemptto cheek him. be-
ingtoo well acquainted with dcathsoi |
10 DISCERN his familiar presence,
81 81 am wounird?' bowed an A.
sent. j remember The flag was fall
Ing from the ybrqken wrist of the bear
CT. and Iran. forward To save it. Use
less. you SeeI, and the Pickering smile
deepened with realizing sense of his
pnwerlr>sueSS. I'm sorry haven't
done much good. after ali, and the
poor little mother. All And fresh
twinge. CAUSES him To- pause Il moment.
while administered ,raught. IL
tried to prevail upon him la cease talk
mg, but. with bit of buyi~h fun he
says:
mo. ri rather my tongue would
wear out than rust ont. Ikmnw what,
coming. and lr paused again while the
smile quite faded. and look of dread
and uncertainty filled hi ewes. He
seemed afraid that | should divine the
natural. m>oldierlike shrinking of his
young soul before the coming of the
invlncible foe. against whose attack
none shall prevail. and quickly contim-
ned: I'm not really afraid. YOU know
at least. ! think I'm not: only. if
mother could be- waiting there for mrr
Then the homc>irk warming of the
~oreiy tried heart quite condurr,. and
his eyes fill again with hot tears. which
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